FINE PRINT & DISCLAIMER: Flicks's official rating: Pretty good, but not perfect. Pursued by the king's bumbling secret police through the labyrinthine architecture of Tachycardia (comprised of Venetian canals, Bavarian castles and New York tower blocks) the lovers find an unlikely ally in the form of a playful mockingbird. By signing up, you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy. English-dubbed re-release of French director Paul Grimault and poet Jacques Prévert's classic animated romance story. But to the two poets who first imagined it, it must have felt like a repository for all the madness of a still-smoldering world. With Jean Martin, Pascal Mazzotti, Raymond Bussières, Agnès Viala. This is what will appear next to your ratings and reviews. There aren't any user reviews for this movie yet.
A masterpiece of traditional hand-drawn cell animation, The King and the Mockingbird is credited by celebrated Japanese animators Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata as inspiring the creation of their own studio, … Grimault initiated the project in '48, but his charming fable quickly fell afoul of troubles even kings and robots can't stand up to: rights issues. English-dubbed re-release of French director Paul Grimault and poet Jacques Prévert's classic animated romance story. The kingdom of Tachycardia is ruled over by the mean-tempered King Charles - he hates everyone, and everyone hates him back. The kingdom of Tachycardia is ruled over by the mean-tempered King Charles - he hates everyone, and everyone hates him back. Directed by Paul Grimault. A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king. "The King and the Mockingbird" just might be the best animated film of the year. This film spent over 30 years in development hell and was originally released unfinished in 1952 against the wishes of Grimault and Prévert. Sign up for FLICKS weekly updates - what's new & awesome in cinemas. To post ratings/reviews we need a username. Find Trailers, News, Reviews and Features. The King and the Mockingbird (16) IMDb 7.9 1h 24min 2015 NR Take a flight of imagination as you're transported to a wondrous world of young lovers, an evil king, and a magical talking mockingbird in this animated classic. A film which no less than Hayao Miyazaki considers one of the vertigo-inducing pinnacles of the animated form. Lyrical, satirical and hugely entertaining, it deserves a wider audience. On a basic level, The King and the Mockingbird is a fun fantasy. Hopefully, with this welcome re-release, it will find one. Keep track of the movies you’re waiting for, rate/review movies and get the latest movie news. THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD.
Read more on the troubled production. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, the wildly satirical tale follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king. So much so that when the king becomes infatuated with a painting of a beautiful shepherdess, the girl flees the canvas with her chimney sweep lover to escape his attentions.
A catalog of the movie's pleasures barely does justice to this lost-and-found delight.